Electrical Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Madison

If you plan to study electrical engineering, take a look at what University of Wisconsin - Madison has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 44,640.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Electrical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

UW - Madison Electrical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in EE
• Master’s Degree in EE

UW - Madison Electrical Engineering Rankings

The ee major at UW - Madison is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Electrical Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 30 students who received their doctoral degrees in ee, making the school the #23 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

EE Student Demographics at UW - Madison

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ee majors at University of Wisconsin - Madison.

UW - Madison Electrical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 85% of ee bachelor's degrees went to men and 15% went to women.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ee at UW - Madison are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Wisconsin - Madison with a bachelor's in ee.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	58
International Students	23
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UW - Madison Electrical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 82% of ee master's degrees went to men and 18% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Wisconsin - Madison with a master's in ee.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	34
International Students	70
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Electrical Engineering

If you plan to be a ee major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Wisconsin - Madison. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Electrical Engineering	227
Other Electrical Engineering	14

Related Majors

• Engineering Physics
• Systems Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Geoscience Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering

Careers That EE Grads May Go Into

A degree in ee can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Electrical Engineers	3,920	$86,020
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,530	$122,400
Engineers	910	$86,600
Electronics Engineers	560	$76,790
Engineering Professors	500	$103,980

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Czar under License

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